PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male in United States

United States: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male was 493.83 in 2018. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2018)
493.83
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
10th
of 56 countries
All-time high
493.83
in 2018
All-time low
479.29
in 2003
Years of data
6
2000–2018

PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male in United States, 2000–2018

01002003004005002000200920182000: 489.72003: 479.32009: 487.82012: 482.52015: 486.92018: 493.8

Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Analysis

In 2018, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States stood at 493.83. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States peaked at 493.83 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 479.29, in 2003.

That places United States 10th out of 56 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 485.58 479.29 489.68 3
2010s 487.74 482.5 493.83 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 7 Republic of Korea 502.84 compare
  2. 8 Poland 495.45 compare
  3. 9 Finland 494.79 compare
  4. 11 United Kingdom 493.57 compare
  5. 12 Japan 493.4 compare
  6. 13 New Zealand 491.42 compare

See the full ranking of 56 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States?
Pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States was 493.83 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 493.83 in 2018.
What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 479.29 in 2003.
How does United States rank for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male?
United States ranks 10th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
Is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male
Source
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 354 data points, 2000–2018
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Average score of 15-year-old male students on the PISA reading scale. The metric for the overall reading scale is based on a mean for participating OECD countries set at 500, with a standard deviation of 100. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/